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Sunday, October 20

Day 20 - "Best Day Ever" Key Chain

Welcome back, friends! This month we're working on 31
handmade gifts for everyone on your list. You can find links to the full
series here.

Today
we're kicking off week three! This week's theme is the most challenging for me because guys are so hard to find gifts for! So hopefully by the end you'll have a few new ideas for the gentlemen on your list. We'll start with this easy but meaningful keychain!

This is a great way to commemorate a special day in his life! An anniversary, the birth of child, or even his own birthday or graduation date for the single guys.

And a nice little keychain is perfect because he'll always have it with him. For a great gift from the kids you could put their names on it instead, or their initials and birthdays. They would love knowing daddy always has their gift in his pocket!

Here's what you need to make one:

metal pendant (I found them at hobby lobby in lots of shapes and sizes)

To make the keychain I started by running a strip of painter's tape across it to use a a reference point for my stamps. I put the first line of words right across the top of the tape to make sure they were in a straight line, then moved the tape down for the next row. To use the stamps you just place them letter-side down on the pendant and hammer firmly to make an impression. It takes a little practice to figure out the spacing and make the letters even.

After all the letters were stamped it looked like this:

You can leave it like that, but I wanted the words to stand out a bit more so I used a fine point sharpie to trace in the impressions. (with the washer necklaces we colored with sharpie and wiped it off, but it turns out sharpie did NOT wipe off of this metal finish very well. Using a fine point to trace the letters worked much better)

Then it should look like this (make sure your letters are facing the right way when you stamp... my "d" miiiight be a little bit sideways.)

Now we just have to put it on a key ring!

Start by opening up a jump ring.

Then just slide on the pendant and the keyring, then close the jump ring back up. All done!

Pretty fast and easy, no?

And if your guys isn't into keyrings, he could always hang it from a backpack zipper!

BUT the stamps are an investment, I already had them from the washer necklace project, and You can make 3 keychains with all these supplies (and lots more if you get extra pendants) so for me it was actually less than $1 per kechain!

What would you make a keychain for and what "best day" would you put on it?

The funny thing is I didn't even realize the sideways D one was mine because I was laughing so much at the sideways D! Hee hee :) And no. You don't get done that easily. You can be done shopping for Husband if you want, but not for me.

A great way to remember the best day ever! Perfect for weddings and anniversaries.This aluminum keychain comes personalized with YOUR special date. This keychain is made of lightweight aluminum and attached to a sturdy stainless steel key ring. After personalizing it with your special date, it is hardened and polished, then protected with a micro-crystalline wax polish. https://www.bikerringshop.com/products/dragon-keychain

Hi! I'm Georgia! I'm a full time wife & mommy, a lover of yard sales, curb finds, DIY, and all things thrifty. I'm always looking for low cost ways to make this place feel like home. More about me and my family